In the WPL 2023, the void was visible with the team’s pace of effort and maybe that’s the reason why Mumbai Indians fought so hard for South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail. The defending champions bought her for ₹1.2 crore and then went silent for a while. During the auction of uncapped players, Mumbai Indians successfully got 4 high-potential players S Sajana for ₹15 lakh, Amandeep Kaur, Fatima Jaffer and Keerthana Balakrishnan for ₹10 lakh each. 

Shabnim Ismail is an interesting choice as the pacer has delivered good performances for South Africa so far this year. Shabnim wields one of the most formidable bouncers in the realm of international cricket. She holds the record for the highest number of wickets in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) in South Africa, with 191 wickets in ODIs and 123 wickets in T20Is.

The bid for uncapped players- S Sajana for ₹15 lakh, Amandeep Kaur, Fatima Jaffer and Keerthana Balakrishnan for ₹10 lakh each is also great because these players have shown some potential in the domestic games and can turn up to be a surprise in WPL. 

List of Mumbai Indians players after WPL Auctions 2024

Retained: Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Isabelle Wong, Chloe Tryon, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Humairaa Kaazi, Priyanka Bala.

Players bought in WPL auction 2024 so far: Shabnim Ismail, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana Balakrishnan and Fatima Jaffer. 

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Published: 09 Dec 2023, 05:29 PM IST